Teachers, students need post-pandemic boost | Columns journalgazette.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from journalgazette.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Archives | News Releases | UHV Home
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Outstanding students aim to help youth, communities in careers
For Freja Magnussen, her interest in the fields of social science began with a curiosity about criminals and psychology. She would watch crime dramas on TV, and it only developed her interest more.
Flash forward a few years, and Magnussen is working on a project involving statistics and crime and ready for wherever the field of criminal justice takes her. Magnussen, of Vallensbaek, Denmark, recently was named the Spring 2021 Outstanding Undergraduate Student for the University of Houston-Victoria School of Arts & Sciences. Magno Guillen of Richmond was named the Outstanding Graduate Student for the school.
The Kids Are Not All Right: Concerns for Mental Health Mount as Schools Reopen
Students wait in a socially distanced line to enter Pasadena High School on April 20, 2021, during their first day of in-person learning since the pandemic closed schools over a year ago, in Pasadena, California.
Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News / SCNG
By
Carla Rivera, a 12th grader at Fort Hamilton High School in Brooklyn, New York, is relieved to be back in school. “Being home was stressful,” she says. “I was watching my 10-year-old brother and trying to keep him on track with his school work. Then, when my mom got home from work at 4:00, I’d begin my assignments but they piled on top of each other and I felt like it was impossible to stay caught up.” Thankfully, Rivera says, she is now on target to graduate in June and plans to study zoological science in college beginning this fall.
Educators issue statements following school shooting
Share This
IDAHO FALLS The superintendent of Idaho Falls School District 91 issued a statement to parents Thursday following the shooting at Rigby Middle School.
George Boland said the district is working closely with School Resource Officers and a crisis team of counselors “to support any students or staff who may need some assistance trying to make sense of this tragic incident.”
“We were saddened to learn of the shooting incident at Rigby Middle School. Our thoughts are with the families, school staff and patrons of Jefferson County,” Boland wrote.
The superintendent referred parents to the National Association of School Psychologists for tips on how to talk with children about school shootings. More information can be found here.